Teachers and Staff Grant Awards for 1st Semester 2012/13 School Year

Each year the JEB Stuart PTSA awards small grants to teachers and staff, or to students working with a mentoring faculty member. This year $5000 has been allocated from the PTSA budget to provide grants at a maximum level of $300 per award. $2500 is available for award each semester to reach the maximum grant allocation for the year.

The purpose of these grants is to facilitate staff and student participation in programs designed to enrich their academic and professional development, as well as using the grants to impact the student body's classroom life.

The criteria used to evaluate these requests are:

Extent to which the activity will enhance requestor's academic or professional development
Impact of activity on students and staff in addition to the requestor

The maximum amount that may be requested on any application is $300.

If funded, recipient agrees to provide a receipt for items/classes/fees purchased using the grant. This receipt is required even if the grant money does not fully fund the item, class or fee. Should unforeseen circumstances cause the grant recipient to not be able to use the grant money, the recipient agrees to refunded the grant money to the PTSA no later than September of the following school year. (September 2013). A short follow up summary submitted to the PTSA of how the grant money was used would be appreciated but is not required.

The PTSA is now accepting applications for the second semester of the 2012-13 school year. All funding requests must be submitted to the PTSA using the PTSA GRANT APPLICATION form. Completed applications must be sent via e-mail to Grants@stuartptsa.org no later than Friday, February 22, 2013. If you do not receive confirmation of receipt, please email Grants@stuartptsa.org.

This year the PTSA received 8 grants for the first semester funds available. The Grants committee reviewed the application and funded all requested grants.

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